Clunking?????

[MidnightBlaze00]

i dont know if anyone else has had this problem, but i was wondering if so any fixes......i lowwered my 2000 4dr 2wd blazer with coils and blocks 3/4, and when id take off hard or brake had theres a loud clunking in the rear, i checked the u-joints, and had it checked to see if the leafs were bent nothing, oh and it only clunks when wet, either coming outa a car wash or raining, any help would be appreciated.........

[NotaDime]

tighten the nuts on the u bolts that are holding the rear end and blocks together better.


that noise is your rearend moving around.....

[AE86 SR5]

Quote: Originally Posted by NotaDime

tighten the nuts on the u bolts that are holding the rear end and blocks together better.


that noise is your rearend moving around.....

x2 I had to retighten my ubolts twice after I droped my blazer.

[fahqandfahq2]

same here...my sway bar was binding too cause my bushings were shot to hell...if i woul take off real fast or hit a corner kinda hard it would kinda klunk...retightened my Ubolts and replaced the bushings...it runs like a champ

[MidnightBlaze00]

thanks guys ill try that tomarrow when its on the lift, just wondering if i tighten them and it still does it what could it be thenn, thats an uf, and if is a big word lol

[fahqandfahq2]

if is a DAMN big word man...lol...id say its the Ubolts though...you gotta let your blocks settle...and after a few dozen potholes its time to retighten some shit...that isnt it though try checking the sway bar...i think on 4 doors though they are on the rear of the axle...mine is on the front

[MidnightBlaze00]

ya it is in many many ways, and im pretty sure mine is on the back, but what has me stumped is why dose it do it only when its wet and rarely when its dry, unless being wet any little looseness causes it to move more......idk though

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by MidnightBlaze00

thanks guys ill try that tomarrow when its on the lift

dont do it while its on a lift, all that weight will be pulling downward as your trying to tighten it (upwards)

do it with a load on it (on the ground)

just make sure your blocks are straight, and the "nipple" is in the hole on the leaf spring

Quote: Originally Posted by MidnightBlaze00

but what has me stumped is why dose it do it only when its wet and rarely when its dry

when its wet out, the tires spin more, therefore moving the rear end more

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by fahqandfahq2

if is a DAMN big word man...

^^^^^^ whats up with the user name mang??

[MidnightBlaze00]

thanks notadime, and its goin on the lift to pull and gut the cat and weld up my exhaust, i wasnt gona deal with the rear end untill now that i got thiis new info, i know to do it on the ground, but the hard thing is gona be trying to crawl under it to tighten it lol, again thanks for all the help guys.....

[NotaDime]

use an impact.
you wont really need to lay under it.


if you cant get one in there, use a ratchet, might have to cut a little bit of the threads off so the socket will reach the nut.

[fahqandfahq2]

i had to use ramps...if you have an air rachet...thats the ideal thing to use otherwise its sort of a pain...lol

[fahqandfahq2]

hahaha no...nothing gay man...word it out...lol

FAHQANDFAHQ2=**** YOU AND **** YOU TOO

[NotaDime]

AAAHAHAHAHA the "Q" looks like a g >>> "q"


might want to have that rechanged

[fahqandfahq2]

good point
lol...limme got put it in CAPS...lol...

[NotaDime]

ya, you do that.

[fahqandfahq2]

im to drunk to figure out how at the moment...lol...i had to just add it again in caps under it...to hell with it...lol

[NotaDime]

you cant.